The statement by Macron’s office came after Lebanese politicians missed a 15-day deadline to form a crisis Cabinet, with many remaining deadlocked on Wednesday on which political faction gets to have the key portfolio of the finance ministry. He has also objected to the way the Cabinet formation was being undertaken, apparently angered that Adib has not been consulting them. A government opposed by Lebanon’s two main Shiite groups would find it difficult to pass a vote of confidence in parliament. Lebanon, a former French protectorate, is mired in the country’s worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history. There were no casualties in the blaze, which was the second fire at the port since last months massive blast.

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2020 15:55 UTC